Aetna Pays $935,000 Fine for California HIV Status Breach
Aetna, a Connecticut-based health insurer, has agreed to pay the California Attorney General $935,000 to resolve a 2017 privacy breach that exposed state residents’ HIV status. [...]
Aetna, a Connecticut-based health insurer, has agreed to pay the California Attorney General $935,000 to resolve a 2017 privacy breach that exposed state residents’ HIV status. [...]
This coming November, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is slated to discuss an “advance notice of proposed rulemaking” that is [...]
2018 marks the year that Connecticut citizens are now allowed to file HIPAA lawsuits against providers for unwarranted release of their protected health information (PHI). This ruling was issued [...]
Understanding the regulatory requirements that govern the use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI) is essential for healthcare professionals operating across the country. However, federal HIPAA regulation only [...]